Sant Kabir Nagar district

Sant Kabir Nagar district

Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad town is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti Division. The district is bounded on the north by Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj districts, on the east by Gorakhpur district, on the south by Ambedkar Nagar district and on the west by Basti district. The district occupies an area of 1659.15 km2.

Origin of name

The district is named after the 15th century mystic poet Kabir, who lived in Maghar town in the district.

History

Sant Kabir Nagar district was created on September 5, 1997. The new district comprised 131 villages of erstwhile Basti tahsil of Basti district and 161 villages of erstwhile Bansi tahsil of Siddharthnagar district. Before September 5, 1997 it was the tehsil for Basti District.

Divisions

The district has 3 tehsils, Khalilabad, Mehdawal(A most beautiful tehsil) and Dhanghata.

Villages

1. Kodwat2. Bargon3. Kalaan4. Gayghat5. Rewta6. Jasowar

External links

* [http://sknagar.nic.in Sant Kabir Nagar district official website]

which is near by shanichara Bazar, where Avneesh kumar Agrahari lives with there parents


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